My name is Anthony Foster, Master of Wine, and I work with Club Claret. Club Claret is your fast track to the heart of Bordeaux. We are always in touch with what is going on on a daily basis. I don’t live in Bordeaux but I am an eight iron away and get into the region many times a year... [More]

Chances are, the wine you drank last night had a "contains sulfites" advisory on the label. Ominous as that may sound, sulfites are a terribly misunderstood component of wine. We’ve set out to demystify a few sulfite myths here. - First let me say that just as some people are... [More]

This often mis-pronounced grape is being found on more tables and taking up more room in wine store racks – thank goodness! What a delicious and complex wine this grape can become! It can also offer wonderful easy-drinking values. I love it because it can come in so many forms – single... [More]

Malbec. Everyone’s talking about it. Everyone’s drinking it. It’s on wine lists and wine shelves and it’s taken the US wine market by storm. In fact, imports of Argentinean wine have jumped 39% in the first 6 months of this year, and a majority of that jump is Malbec. Talk about hot, you've got to... [More]

Posting Wine Education Wednesday on a Thursday… because I’m a day late and because I wanted it to coincide with the great deal Wine.com has on a fantastic Côte-Rôtie wine –the Domaine Duclaux 2004. Delicious stuff, usually $50 and on sale for $24.99. But first, a bit... [More]